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• $20 - receive a copy of the book
• $35 - receive an autographed copy of the book
• $50 - receive an autographed copy of the book, and an End Polio Now t-shirt and mask

If you planted tree peonies last April after Gov. Richard's fundraiser, they are most likely blooming right now. Richard, along with the Rotary Club of Johnson City, celebrated the beauty of these plants at the first annual Tree Peony Festival. The festival featured artists, musicians, and, of course, tree peonies. Enjoy some photos from the event.

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6:30 am - 7:30 am	Sunrise Hike (weather permitting)	Meet in front of SUNY Oneonta Hunt Union
7:30 am - 8:50 am	Breakfast and Morning Program	SUNY Oneonta Hunt Union Ballroom
8:00 am	Youth Exchange Entertainment Begins
8:10 am	Lusiné Mehrabyan, Global Grant Scholar 'Finding the Joie de Vivre'
9:00 am - 11:00 am	Service Project - Neahwa Park Improvement	Meet in front of Hunt Union, transportation provided to and from SUNY Oneonta by A&D Transport Services, Inc.
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm	Brooks' BBQ and Lunch Program	SUNY Oneonta Hunt Union Ballroom
12:00 pm	Youth Exchange Entertainment Begins
12:15 pm	Jerry Posner 'Practicing the Practical Power of Gratitude'
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm	Breakout Sessions 1
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm	Breakout Sessions 2
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Break (remember to visit project fair)
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Saturday Night Banquet	SUNY Oneonta Hunt Union Ballroom
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Cocktail hour with musical entertainment by the Joe Siracusa Trio and Youth Exchange Students
7:00 pm	Program begins
7:15 pm - 7:45 pm	Dinner
7:45 pm	Youth Exchange Entertainment Begins
8:20 pm	Keynote address by Rotary International President's Representative Jennifer Scott

• Baseball Hall of Fame - Exclusive meeting with HOF Library Director and Cooperstown Rotarian Jim Gates
• Fenimore Art Museum - In-depth tour
• Brewery Ommegang - Tour and beer tasting
• Hartwick College Center for Craft Food and Beverage - private tour

Want to recognize a dedicated Rotarian?

Interested in achieving the Rotary (Presidential) Citation?

• District People of Action Awards - these awards will be given to individual Rotarians, and Interact, Rotaract, and Rotary Community Corps members. Find out more by clicking here.

Enhance your club or company visibility by sponsoring the Rotary District 7170 Conference - May 18-20 at SUNY Oneonta

Click here for the online form.

Julie Lambiaso, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Co-Chair is our January 2018 Rotarian of the Month

ROTARY CLUB OF ITHACA INTRODUCES NEW MEMBERS

 

 

 

 

2017 is winding down and we have a lot to be thankful for. I'm thankful for family, friends, and my family of Rotary. We do so much for our world, it's hard (if not impossible) to list everything.

Ithaca Rotarians enjoy participating in the Books For The World Project. Rotarian Ed Kokkelenberg recently sent more information on procedures, underscoring the complexity of the project and emphasizing the need for many participants at the club level. These procedures are attached as a Word Document.

October 24th is World Polio Day. Is your club planning an event?

by Wendy Deis, Foundation Area Director

Jerry has been a friend of Orv Wright and Gary Williams for many years. He’s heard a lot of stories about the Owego Rotary Club and projects that have been done by ORC.

Many Rotarians want to help people affected by Hurricane Harvey and the catastrophic flooding in Texas. Events there are still unfolding, and I have the following information to share so far. I will continue the updates as they are received.

In addition to the chance to meet and greet thousands of Rotarians from all over the world, the Toronto convention gives you the opportunity to enjoy what the Economist Intelligence Unit calls the fourth most livable city in the world. (That’s out of ALL the cities in the world.)

Mike Snyder (pictured on the right) is being recognized as Rotarian of the Month for D7170 for his service and participation in club projects, fundraisers, and membership efforts.

July has flown by, and I've been inspired by the clubs I visited this month. Each week, I am posting a People of Action update on our District Facebook Page (facebook.com/RotaryDistrict7170/) highlighting how each club is making a difference in our District and the world. Like or follow our Facebook Page to stay up-to-date on District happenings.

On July 13th, the Rotary family suffered a huge loss when Rotary International President-elect Sam Owori died. Sam's leadership and influence touched many people around the world during his life, including several of us in District 7170. We send our most sincere condolences to his wife Norah and his family.
 

Beautify your neighborhood and support The Rotary Foundation with Tree Peonies!

When Rollin' With Rotary rolled through our District Conference they challenged us to create our own People of Action videos. At least two clubs rose to this challenge, Binghamton noon and Unadilla.

Show your Rotary colors and favorite activities in this Foundation Fundraiser.  You get a cool T-shirt promoting Rotary and your favorite activity. Your club gets Foundation Points while supporting the Annual Fund!

The District Conference is our chance to come together and celebrate our success in 2017-18
Register today by clicking here.

Registration options:

Just announced! Rotarians attending their first District Conference can register at the discount price of $110 for the Full Conference. Choose the First Time Attendee package on the registration page. HURRY - only 40 first time packages available!
$160 for Full Conference
$35 Friday Only
$100 Saturday Only
$35 Sunday Only

The 2018 District Conference is May 18 - 20 at SUNY Oneonta

DG Zoë's Goals for 2017-18

Rotary Scholar Report
by Lusiné Mehrabyan

Endwell Rotary is proud to announce Barry Downing as July's Rotarian of the Month

Something for every Rotarian

For the first time in 5 years, the Rotary International Convention returns to the USA! It will be held in Atlanta, and will feature a celebration of the Rotary Foundation Centennial. If you have never been to a Rotary International Convention, this is a great time to do it. You will have a chance to meet Rotarians from over 130 countries, and make new Rotary friends while renewing old acquaintances. In addition, you will hear about exciting club projects from around the world and share what your club is doing. The general and breakout sessions are world class and the House of Friendship offers amazing chances to learn and share. We hope that 40 to 50 Rotarians and guests will attend from District 7190. Register soon since this will be a truly popular Convention!

If you register for the District Conference online, you must click pay by check, BUT you will have the ability to pay by credit card via paypal by following the directions on your confirmation e-mail.

Rotarians Helping Schools in Burma

The Zaytawun School, in the Bagan area, which is the historical heartland of Myanmar (Burma), has only a few thousand people and the children are very poor.  Donations from our District 7170 clubs and individual Rotarians pay for the school supplies, as well as many of the needs of the local clinic, which serves the rural people in an area of several hundred square miles.

"Looking for a Partner? Let's Hook Up.

Dear DG Patricia:

I contacted you after the Rotary International Convention in Sydney and hope that your governorship is going well now that you are into the second month.  We began our fiscal year for Alliance for Smiles at the same time as Rotary and have a number of missions lined up between now and the end of June.  We especially will be having one in March to Bangladesh where we have great relationships with the Rotary Club of Gulshan Lake City and will be planning to write a VTT Global Humanitarian Grant.  We will be most likely writing another grant application for a June 2015 mission but that site has not as yet been determined.  Last year we were successful in getting two VTT grants -- one for two sites in China and another Tanzania -- and a third Global Grant for Nigeria.  We are going to try for grants for China as well but will be meeting with Rotary Clubs in Hong Kong to determine if they want to do it again and act as the host club.

So, my primary concern right now is getting the process going and donations pledged.  The VTT Grant that the Kingspark Rotary Club completed for China involved 26 Rotary Clubs in 4 countries.  We would love to have more Rotary Clubs and Districts buy into these grants and for the Bangladesh and June grants have two Rotarian volunteers in Georgia ready to write them.

I look forward to hearing from you about the possibility of this type of a collaboration.  There will definitely be opportunities for individuals to volunteer both in medical and non-medical slots for these missions.

Light the Way!!!

Yours in Rotary,

Anita Stangl, President and CEO, Alliance for Smiles, Inc.  http://www.allianceforsmiles.org/

President, The Rotary Club of San Francisco 2006-07

President, The San Francisco Rotary Foundation 2012-15

 

 

 

DG Pat Kriebel

 

I’m so honored to have been selected as the 2014-15 District Governor for District 7170. The district is here to support and strengthen the clubs in the district. We are available to provide training and help you in any way we can. I have a passion to serve Rotary. So, let’s work together in our goal of “Service Above Self”. As this year’s Rotary International theme says, let’s “Light Up Rotary” together for 2014-15.

I was so proud to have a good representation from the Endwell Rotary Club at the “Pass the Gavel” ceremony at the District Conference. I had several members of my family attend- Mark’s sister Laurie and her husband Brad Cumming, Brad’s brother Don and his wife Leslie. My daughter, Jennifer, and my beautiful granddaughter, Jaylynn.  Last, but not least, my son, Dan, who flew in from Africa to surprise me. My husband, Mark had signed him up for the conference as he is a YE Alumni, but didn’t tell me. I have to say, District 7170 kept the secret very well.

I was proud to be able to present District Governor Tom a nice award for his work in Youth Exchange and his great work as District Governor for 2013-2014. The Youth Exchange program inspired my husband Mark to serve as District Governor in 2006-2007 and now me to serve in 2014-2015. It was so wonderful that our Youth Exchange Alumni son, Dan, was able to be here for this conference.

As we progress toward the Holidays, we should take the time to look at the things we are thankful for.  We belong to a world wide organization that specializes in putting service first.  As Rotarians we have the unique opportunity to help, not only our local communities, but also to be a force for peace in the world.  I recently read an article that stated:  How can we expect peace to come when there is hunger, sickness and unsanitary living conditions in a large part of our world.  I think that the author of that article got it right.  But all is not lost, in Rotary we CAN make a difference.  We can work to help those who need clean water, food and health care.  We CAN be a force for change AND peace.  How?  We can take the time to read about what is being done for others in our Rotarian magazine and look for ways to join the fight for peace.  We can help fight Polio through donations.  We can fight for clean water and better living conditions through the use of our District and Global Grants AND we can donate whenever and whatever we are able to the Rotary Foundation to help other Rotarians join our fight.

So as we are sitting at our tables with our Thanksgiving meal spread before us, let's take a minute to be truly thankful that we have the advantages we do and let's take another minute to really think about how we can help those that don't.

I wish all of you a healthy and happy Thanksgiving and, whatever Holiday you celebrate, I wish you joy and PEACE. 

Please click here for a copy of this month's toolbox

Rotary eClub of Northeast USA:  Still looking for charter members.  We need 25 members to go live - Visit us at http://www.rotaryeclubneusa.org for more information.  Our goal is to help keep thousands of Rotarians stay involved, informed, inspired and connected. 

Come Join Us-EN from Rotary International on Vimeo.

District 7190 representing the Capital Region of New York has been partnered with District 4430 of Brazil.

Tentative Travel dates are as follows:
- U.S. team - D. 7190:
      BR to output : 26/april/2013                       return to U.S.: 27/may/2013
               (teams will be together in Brazil between the 27-april /7-may)
- Team BR -D. 4430:
       U.S. output to: return to 8/may/2013        return to BR: 7/june/2013
             (teams will be together in the U.S. between the 28-may/6june).

June is fellowship month:   Fellowship: : companionship, company,  community of interest, activity, feeling, or experience,  the state of being a fellow or associate, a company of equals or friends : association, the quality or state of being comradely

Community:   a unified body of individuals: as: state, commonwealth, the people with common interests living in a particular area; broadly : the area itself <the problems of a large community, an interacting population of various kinds of individuals (as species) in a common location

We, as Rotarians are then a Fellowship Community - we share common interests and are in the company of friends where ever we go....  

Read this month's tool box

Welcome Rotarians to the new Rotary year where we will celebrate the theme:  Engage Rotary/Change Lives.  Our new RI President, Ron D. Burton, has asked us to put Rotary to work, offer the hand of membership to the people we know, and change lives through our service projects.  We will find when we do this, the life we change the most is our own.  We look at the world from a different angle and we start to understand the possibilities that the Rotary world can offer.  I hope all of you will join me this year in looking for ways to invite new faces in to our clubs and new clubs in to our District.

Governor's Visits are Underway, Foundation Questions Abound

This past month many of you have welcomed me into your clubs.  I have had a chance to meet some of you and look forward to meeting the rest of the District over the next two months.  With the Official Visits underway, I have found that so many of you have questions regarding how the new Rotary Foundation model "Future Visions" is working.  I am proud to report that we have experienced a record number of grant requests and in amounts that exceed our total of funds available.  I hear, every day, of service projects that you are doing and changing lives both in our local and global communities.  Keep up the great work.  We will be looking for more grant applications in January that may be the grants you will be doing next year.  Training is set for March 1, 2014 for the qualification process that now requires two people from each club get trained for that club to move forward with grants next year.  PLAN AHEAD is the message that we are receiving from RI and it makes good business sense to do so.  I am looking forward to supporting you as you find more innovative ways to get things done.  Best wishes as we move through 2013-14 and thanks again for your continued Rotary Service,  YOU TRULY ARE ROTARIANS. 

I would like to personally thank those members and friends of District 7190 who took time away from their personal New Year's Day Celebrations to attend or participate in one of the many Bowling parties or the Polio Plunge on Jan 1 this year.

While figures are not completely in, it looks like you really wanted to "Tell The Governor To Jump In The Lake".  At last count, between pledges and money collected, we are hoping to top $ 20,000. raised for our "Polio Plunge and Bowl over Polio" event.  Watch the February Toolbox for final figures and pictures.

As you know, when that money gets in, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be matching $2 for every $1. making our impact so much more (They will add $40,000 making a $60,000 total when we reach the $20,000 figure).

PDG Anne Cargile and her team did an outstanding job on this one and they deserve our District's gratitude.

It was fun and DGE Dave is planning something for next year so keep tuned and plan now to join us on January 1, 2015

Attached are several documents that may be useful to new and not so new club members. 

• ABC's of Rotary
• Standard Club Constitution
• Recommended Club Bylaws
• Rotary Code of Policies